Geständnisse – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Geständnisse – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Directed by George Clooney. With Dick Clark, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Sweeney, Drew Barrymore. An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.

“Since u0026quot;ERu0026quot; George Clooney has been a very popular actor, mainly because so many women find him very attractive. But through the years he has been able to prove that heu0026#39;s more than just a pretty face in the crowd. He has acted in many popular movies and did it pretty well in most of them. But being a good actor doesnu0026#39;t mean that you are automatically a good director as well of course. So before seeing u0026quot;Confessions of a Dangerous Mindu0026quot;, his debut as a director, I had my doubts…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis time we donu0026#39;t get to see Clooney very often in the movie itself. We only get to see him a couple of times as the CIA agent who has hired the game show impresario and producer Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell). During the day Chuck invents game shows like u0026#39;The Dating Gameu0026#39;, u0026#39;The Newlywed Gameu0026#39; and u0026#39;The Gong Showu0026#39;… Shows that are all very successful, because they are easy to understand and fun to watch. But next to his regular day job he is also a CIA assassin. At least, thatu0026#39;s what HE claims to be…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI must say that Clooney has done a very nice job in his debut as a director. He has added a nice surreal tone to this movie which makes it even harder to understand whether all this really happened or not. And even though this is a bio-pic, it is never hard to keep watching it or to stay focused. Thanks to the light and satirical feeling in it, this movie stays fun to watch from the beginning until the end. Of course without the interesting story and the good acting by all of his main actors Clooney wouldnu0026#39;t have been able to make this movie. Withouth them this movie wouldnu0026#39;t be the same and might even have been awful to watch. Especially Drew Barrymore was a lot better than I had expected. She never really convinced me in her other movies that I saw, but this time sheu0026#39;s really good as Barris Sweetheart. And Clooney himself was interesting to watch as well. Even though he could be found more behind than in front of the camera, he still proves to be a talented actor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall this is an interesting and fun movie. Certainly because it is Clooneyu0026#39;s debut as a director. The man sure has a lot of talents and Iu0026#39;m already looking forward to his next movie as a director / actor. I give this one a 7.5/10.”